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SESSION 1: MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION, FOOD BORNE PATHOGENS - FOOD POISONING, PREVENTION OF MICROFLORA INFECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MYCOTOXINS

Biology and ecology of mycotoxigenic Aspergillus species related to spices
Dilek HEPERKAN

Aflatoxins and the presence in milk and milk products
Hasan Hüseyin KARA, Ahmet Metin KUMLAY, Abdullah ÇAǦLAR

Mycotoxins, detection methods, their tolerances in food and feedstuffs
Sami ÖZÇELİK

Evaluation of mycoflora and aflatoxin content of corn in Kahramanmara_ region, Turkey
Yașar ALPTEKİN

Evaluation of the analysis of aflatoxins in red pepper samples collected from Kahramanmara_ province during 2006 and 2007 in Kahramanmara_ commodity exchange of private food laboratory
Tarık YÖRÜKOĞLU

SESSION 2: ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO METHYL BROMIDE FOR QUARANTINE AND PRE-SHIPMENT TREATMENTS

Phytosanitary issues facilitating international trade
Larry ZETTLER
The use of controlled atmospheres as replacement for Methyl Bromide, PH3 and

Sulfuryl Fluoride
Ertuǧrul ERSEN

Fumigation made safe, simple, clean, & accurate with quickphlo- RTM phosphine generators
Pushpaksen P. ASHER

SESSION 3: BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, AND FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

The use nonthermal technologies in combination with biopreservation to ensure food safety
Necla ARAN and V.K. KÖSEOĞLU

Research on sugaring and browning of stored dried figs
Deniz BALTACI, Susanne HUYSKENS-KEIL, Christoph REICHMUTH

A comparison of agricultural and nutritional quality of foods organically grown in Turkey and in other countries
Ahmet Metin KUMLAY, Sadık KA_A, Murat OLGUN, Hasan Hüseyin KARA

Volatile analysis by HS-SPME/GC
Gülgün TİRYAKİ

Effects of controlled and normal atmosphere storage on fruits firmness and sensor quality of differently harvested Hayward kiwifruits
Ayşe Tülin ÖZ and Atilla ERİŞ

Chemical composition of essential oils from resin of Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica cones
M. Hakkı ALMA

SESSION 4: USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL TREATMENTS IN INSECT AND MICROFLORA CONTROL, AND FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS

Application of sustainable postharvest systems for the control of insects in food processing industries
Shlomo NAVARRO

Temporary structures for durable commodities storage and pest control
Simcha FINKELMAN and Ronen AMICHAI

Alternatives to traditional grain protectants: Anything new?
Christos ATHANASSIOU

Aspects of the safe and efficient use of fumigants for pest control: example phosphine and sulfuryl fluoride
Christoph REICHMUTH

Resistance to phosphine: An updated overview
Jonathan DONAHAYE

SESSION 5: LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IN FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF TURKISH AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM IN THE EU

Food safety and quality control assurance in the harvesting and in the environment conditions
Necla ÇAĞLARIRMAK

Consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviour for a food safety: a case study in Adana province
Beşir KOÇ

Modern technology for feeding dairy cows
Gilad ASHBELL

The importance of food quality and food safety policies in Turkey
Sezen OCAK

Dietary phenolics and its effects on human nutrition
Ahmet Metin KUMLAY, Hasan Hüseyin KARA, Murat OLGUN, Sadık KAĞA

Seed health testing and sensitivity of sugar beet seeds
Ramadan NADEEM

Food safety concerns towards integration of the Turkish agricultural system in the EU
Nilay DEMIR

Modified atmosphere applications in dried fruits in Turkey
M. EMEKÇI and A.G. FERIZLI

Fumigation of dried fruits in Turkey
Ahmet G. FERIZLI and Mevlüt EMEKÇI

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Microbiological safety of mixed fodder, used at the poultry farms of Armenia
K. GRIGORYAN, D. LOKIAN, A. ERSALI, Kh. HAYRAPETYAN, M. SARKISYAN

Insect control in organic food processing using high pressure carbon dioxide HPCO2PR
Mustafa BAYRAM

Effect of exposure Nigella sativa seed and seedling to the microwaves on the growth of plant and callus
Hana AL SALH

Ovicidal activity of various essential oils against confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin duVal, Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae
Ayşegül TAVUKCU and Ali A. IŞIKBER

Comparison of susceptibility of two stored product insects, Ephestia kuhniella zell. and Tribolium confusum du val. to ozone gaseous
Ali A. IŞIKBER and SerdarÖZTEKIN

Reduction of contaminant fungi from semi-processed ready to eat foods RTEs
Pervin BAŞARAN, Meral SELCUK, Meltem OZCAN, Lütfi ÖKSÜZ

Determination of Aflatoxin M1 levels in bovine, ovine and goat milk made cheese by HPLC
Özlem ERDOĞRUL

Quality losses during storage of red chili pepper
Sinan DAYISOYLU, Serdar ÖZTEKIN, Ali A. IŞIKBER, Ahmet D. DUMAN, Yurtsever SOYSAL

The influence of ozone fumigation and ozonated water dipping on microbiologic flora and degradation of Aflatoxin B1 in dried figs
Serdar ÖZTEKIN, Bülent ZORLUGENÇ, Feyza Kıroǧlu ZORLUGENÇ, I. Bülend EVLIYA, Ali A. IŞIKBER

Important mycotoxins in agricultural products and their toxicity to animals and humans
Yaşar ALPTEKİN